COVID-19: OSINBANO LED NESP N2.3T STMULUS PLAN NOT TRANSPARENT
As part of it’s efforts to manage the economic situation the country has found itself since the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic, Nigeria Economic Sustainability Plan (N.E.S.P.) headed by Vice President, Yemi Osibanjo, last week submitted a #2.3 trillion stimulus package proposal to the federal government. The more than 60 pages proposal which attempted to involve…
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Lagos, Abuja, three airports to reopen June 21 – FG
Ahead of the June 21 date for the resumption of domestic flights in the country, the Federal Government has said only five airports will be operational while others are to remain closed for further assessment. This was contained in a circular to airlines signed by the Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Capt. Musa…
BREAKING: Unknown men forcefully move COVID-19 patient from treatment centre in Delta
APPREHENSION, Monday enveloped Asaba metropolis and its environs as seven men reportedly stormed the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Asaba and forcefully moved a 53 years Chief Nursing Officer, Mr Michael Mordi who tested positive for COVID-19 from thehospital. The men, who Vanguard gathered came in two cars, entered the hospital premises at about 6pm, against…
CAN awaits details as FG opens churches, mosques, relaxes curfew
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Monday said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), had approved the relaxation of restriction placed on churches and mosques starting from Tuesday (today). The Chairman of the task force and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, who disclosed this at the PTF press…
COVID-19: Lagos carries out assessment of 329 primary health Centres
To meet up the healthcare needs of Lagosians in the face of the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, the Lagos State Government has carried out a comprehensive assessment of 329 Primary Health Care centres in the State. Disclosing this during a Ministerial press briefing to commemorate Governor Sanwo-Olu led administration’s first year in office, the State…
Buhari to decide on worship centres’ reopening today – PTF
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Sunday met with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and discussed the next phase of reopening of sectors in the country. The PTF Chairman, Boss Mustapha, said one of the recommendations submitted to Buhari was that Nigeria would enter the second phase of the battle against the…
Okotie opposes social distancing in churches, slams CAN
The Pastor of the Household of God Church, Oregun, Lagos, Rev. Chris Okotie, has tackled the Christian Association of Nigeria, saying the body cannot be the mouthpiece of Christians in the country. Okotie, in a statement on Sunday, said CAN “is an amorphous organisation sustained by a Christian appellation.” “It is bereft of any authority…
NCDC cries out as rapid test kits black market rises
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Thursday raised the alarm over increasing deaths caused by rejection of patients in the country’s hospitals. The PTF Chairman and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, at the task force press conference in Abuja, lamented that despite the admonition of the Federal Ministry of Health, …
FG to use hotels, schools as isolation centres
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said the Federal Government would require hotels and school dormitories as quarantine and isolation centres because of shortage of hospital beds. He stated this on Thursday during the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 briefing in Abuja. The minister noted that there were four levels of COVID-19 patients ranging…
Madagascar drug sent to NAFDAC, others – Health minister
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has said the Madagascar COVID Organics has been received by his ministry. He said the formulation has been sent to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development, and the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research for scientific evaluation. The…